My child is testing for a CPS Academic Center this year too.I built the prep tool I wished existed.

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Built for this exam

Seven practice sections, verbal and figural, built for the CPS Academic Center and Regional Gifted Center admissions test and for nothing else. Not a general test-prep workbook with a Chicago cover on it. The how-to guide walks through how a session runs and what to read on the results page afterward.

Try it free

14 questions, 2 of every type. Graded as you answer, with an explanation when your child misses one. No account, no payment.

What score do you actually need?

Enter this year's grades and your neighborhood tier. The calculator works back from CPS's own published point totals to the exam score that reaches an Academic Center — then the how-to guide turns that number into minutes a day between now and test date.

Pricing

Start free — the 14-question sampler and the score calculator need no account. A pass is one payment for one test season: timed sets in all seven practice sections, full-length practice tests, progress tracking, a pseudonymous leaderboard and opt-in weekly challenges.

Sprint Pass

$49

one-time

≈ $33/mo of access

6 weeks — one test cycle

Best if it's almost exam time.

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Core Season Pass

$129

one-time

≈ $26/mo of access

September through January — ~5 months

Start here if it's the fall before the exam.

Early Access Pass

$219

one-time

≈ $18/mo of access

Up to 12 months — summer start

Ideal for students looking for maximum preparation.

What a pass opens up

All seven practice sections, timed or untimed, with questions that keep coming for as long as your child wants them, and difficulty that follows their own rating in each section rather than a fixed grade level. Plus full-length practice tests and progress tracking.